Classical Egypt: An 8-day tour from $1,550, starting at Cairo International Airport, exploring Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan with a 5-star Nile cruise. Highlights include the Great Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, Khan El Khalili Bazaar, Valley of the Kings, and Philae Temple, with private guided tours, accommodations, and select meals included. Three package tiers (Bronze, Silver, Gold) offer varying hotel and cruise options.

Tour Highlights

The Great Pyramids & Sphinx.
Visit to the Egyptian Museum.
Enjoy a tour at Khan El Khalili bazaar.
Visit the Valley of the Kings in Luxor.
Visit Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari in Luxor.
Visit the temple of Edfu.
Visit the temple of Philae in Aswan.

Tour Details

Rate Includes

Meet & assist at Cairo, Luxor & Aswan Airports.
All transfers from / to airports in a/c vehicles on private basis.
03 nights accommodation in Cairo based on Bed & Breakfast.
04 nights accommodation onboard a 5⭐ Nile Cruise based on Full Board (food only & no beverages).
Private full day tour to visit the Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian museum & Khan El Khalili bazaars with entrance fees.
Private cruise sightseeing with English speaking guide to visit: In Aswan: Philae Temple, unfinished obelisk, High Dam & felucca sailing. While sailing visit Edfu and Kom Ombo temples. In Luxor: The Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, the Colossi of Memnon on the West Bank. Karnak and Luxor temples on the East bank.
Service of English Speaking Egyptologist.
Bottled cold water during the tours (one bottle per person / day) in Cairo.
Current entrance fees.
All Hotels/Cruise Taxes & Service Charges.

Rate Excludes

International Flights.
Domestic flights within Egypt: Cairo / Luxor - Aswan / Cairo
Entry visa to Egypt.
Travel insurance (Recommended)
Any item of personal nature like tips, laundry, telephone calls, etc.
Entrance to any of the three Pyramids.

Itinerary

Day 1Arrival Cairo

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, Travel Plan Tours representative will welcome and assists you through the immigration process. Modern air-conditioned coaches will take you to your hotel in Cairo. Your representative will ensure a smooth hotel check-in.
Overnight at the hotel in Cairo.

Day 2Cairo / full Day Pyramids, Museum, and Khan El Khalili Bazaar

Buffet breakfast at the hotel then start a full day guided tour to visit one of the Seven Wonders The great Pyramids of Giza; (Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus) were reckoned by the Greeks to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. A single pyramid is built with 2.300.000 blocks, each weighing an average of two and a half tones. In the face of such immensity, one cannot help but feel the wonder and awe that so many writers and artists have sought to convey over the centuries. The Cheops Pyramid is more interesting, because its interior burial chambers are open for inspection by the public. Not far from the Pyramids is the Great Sphinx of Giza, which dates from the time of Chephren (2620 BC). Hewn from natural yellowish limestone and standing 65
feet-high and 187 feet-long, this unforgettable statue combines the head of a Pharaoh with a lion’s body. A quick visit to papyrus institute or a perfume shop can be arranged after the visit. Then drive to the hotel to refresh & check out.
Lunch can be served in an oriental/Indian/Chinese restaurant and then drive to the Egyptian Museum for another unforgettable tour.

Egyptian Museum; was established by the Egyptian government in 1835. The present museum building was built in 1900, in the new classical style by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon. The museum exhibited collections now exceed 120,000 objects ranges from pre-historic era to the Greco Roman period. It has 107 halls, and the ground floor houses huge statues. The upper floor houses small statues, jewels, Tutankhamen treasures. The museum also comprises of a photography section and large library.

After the visit of the museum a short drive through the downtown will take you to Khan El Khalili bazaars; which is one of the most famous worldwide with its amazing narrow alleyways. The visitor can discover small restaurants and workaday cafes where Egyptians & non-Egyptians come to smoke water pipes and enjoy some of the traditional Egyptian drinks in the cafes scattered
around the area.
Drive back to your hotel & overnight in Cairo.
Optional tour can be booked to enjoy the spectacular sound & light show by the Pyramids.

Day 3Cairo – Luxor - Cruise

Breakfast in the hotel, check out and transfer to the airport for your flight to Luxor. Meet & assist, and transfer to the Nile cruise
11:00 Check-In.
12:30 Lunch on board.
15:00 Visit East Bank (Karnak & Luxor Temples)
20:00 Dinner on board & overnight in Luxor.

Day 4Luxor – Esna - Edfu

06:00 Breakfast on board.
07:00 Visit West Bank – Valley of the Kings, and Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
13:00 Lunch on board.
13:00 Sailing to Edfu via Esna.
20:00 Dinner on board & overnight in Edfu.

Day 5Edfu – Kom Embo - Aswan

07:00 Breakfast on board.
08:00 Visit Horus Temple in Edfu.
10:00 Sailing to Kom Ombo.
12:30 Lunch on board.
15:30 Visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo.
17:00 Sailing to Aswan.
19:30 Dinner on board & overnight in Aswan.

Day 6Aswan

07:00 Breakfast on board.
08:00 Visit the High Dam, the Temple of Philae.
12:30 Lunch on board.
15:00 Felucca on the Nile around Kitchener island.
19:30 Dinner on board & overnight in Aswan.

Day 7Aswan - Cairo

Disembarkation after breakfast, and transfer to Aswan airport for your flight to Cairo. Transfer from Cairo airport to the hotel.
Overnight in Cairo.

Evening at leisure whereby an optional tour can be booked to enjoy your dinner & Cairo by night while cruising the Nile & watching the folkloric show.